bastard seizes tang

Chapter 367
If it was said that Fang Jichang was a little bit jealous of Li Ke just now, and he was a little bit courteous, now Fang Jichang's words are a bit embarrassing, and he wants to compete with Li Ke.

After all, although Li Ke is a prince and a prince, his official position is only the governor of Yangzhou, the ambassador of Huainan Road, and the officials of Huainan Road, fourteen prefectures, and 57 counties are all under the supervision of Li Ke. The power of festivals can even remove local officials first, and then play the book. The whole southeast is naturally respected by Li Ke.

However, although Songzhou and Huainan are close, they are separated by a place, but they are under the jurisdiction of Henan Province, not in Huainan, let alone under the rule of Li Ke. Li Kejuan has no reason to supervise Fang Jichang, the governor of Songzhou.

Fang Jichang has gone through three generations and has been in the officialdom for decades, so he is naturally familiar with the methods of balancing interests in the officialdom.

Fang Jichang's words were tantamount to warning Li Ke not to stretch Li Ke's hand too far.Li Ke is the prince, and his status is much more sensitive than that of Fang Jichang. If Li Ke hastily intervened in the state affairs of Songzhou and spread to the court, it will not be as simple as being impeached by the courtiers. Li Ke will be more difficult than him then.

Hearing Fang Jichang's words, Li Ke was taken aback for a while, but after thinking for a while, he understood.

Fang Jichang's method can be said to be three hundred injuries to himself and one thousand injuries to the enemy.

If this matter is reported to the Ministry of Officials, regardless of whether it is related to Fang Jichang or not, it involves Li Ke, Fang Jichang's annual examination is at most one, and his promotion is hopeless.

But no matter whether he was promoted or not, what did he have to do with Fang Jichang? In other words, even if nothing happened today, how could Fang Jichang be promoted if he didn't offend Li Ke.

Now that Fang Jichang has been an official of the third grade, if he wants to go further, he will most likely have to go to Beijing, enter the three provinces, or take the post of Shangshu Jiuqing in the six departments and nine supervisors. , Chengdu, Yangzhou and other important places, but at his current age, such chances are almost slim.

The current Fang Jichang is a piece of hob meat in front of Li Ke, and he is already like this, and he is not afraid that Li Ke will refer to him again on this matter.

Li Ke guessed Fang Jichang's thoughts, and said slowly: "I have heard for a long time that the governor of Fang abides by the rules and regulations. I saw it today, and it is true. I admire it. It's just that although this happened in Songzhou, it may not be the case. Fang Inspector's actions are reported to the Ministry of Officials, isn't there too much movement?"

Li Kezhi's words caught his ears, and the corner of Fang Jichang's mouth showed an imperceptible sense of relief. Sure enough, just as Fang Jichang expected, Fang Jichang was unwilling to bring this matter to the court, and Li Ke was even more unwilling. The prince intervened in the place. This is a big taboo, Li Ke would never be so stupid to come to where he is today as a concubine prince.

Fang Jichang felt that he had never offended Li Ke, and he didn't know why Li Ke asked his teacher to inquire about the crime today, but with Li Ke's words, Fang Jichang had the confidence to bargain with Li Ke. It would be best for Fang Jichang to deal with it on his own.

Fang Jichang said: "Your Highness's words are also true. This matter is a matter of the State Department. It is really inappropriate to put it in the Ministry of Officials. This matter will be handled by the minister, and His Highness will definitely give a satisfactory explanation."

Fang Ji has been here for so many years, why bother to tarnish his reputation in the end? He really doesn't know about the fact that Suiyang Ferry only collects shore taxes from Yangzhou ships, but a mere servant at Suiyang Ferry is twenty Guanan without even opening his mouth. The courage of taxation must be supported by the officials of the Songzhou government. For a while, Fang Jichang couldn't understand the seriousness, whether he could have something to do with himself in the end.

Therefore, Fang Jichang himself was also thinking about it, thinking about pressing this matter in Songzhou City, and letting him handle it, and finally give Li Ke an explanation.

Li Ke listened to Fang Jichang's words, instead of showing any anger on his face, he smiled slowly.

Fang Jichang looked at the smile on Li Ke's face, and suddenly felt a chill in his heart.

What Fang Jichang said just now meant that he was confronting Li Ke tit for tat. It stands to reason that Li Ke should be unhappy, but Li Ke's face is full of smiles. How can he sit still?

Sure enough, just as Fang Jichang was worried, the smile on the corner of Li Ke's mouth had not dissipated, so he said to Fang Jichang: "This prince is in Huainan, and I just passed through Songzhou. I saw something strange, so I came to ask about it. The governor of the matter is still in charge of investigation, if the truth comes to light and the culprit is found out, but please order someone to send the twenty pennies to Yangzhou, that's just..."

Listening to Li Ke's words, Fang Jichang was okay at first, but with Li Ke's "just", Fang Jichang's heart tugged.

"Just what?" Fang Jichang asked.

Li Ke replied: "It's just that Fang Inspector should hurry up, otherwise after two days, the bitter masters of the Yangzhou Shipping Company will go to Beijing to appeal, and the city of Chang'an will be full of storms. This king will not be able to hold them back, and will not be able to help you."

Li Kezhi's words fell, and Fang Jichang, who looked like he was holding a wisdom pearl just now, turned pale suddenly, and beads of sweat dripped down his back.There is no reason, it's just that Li Ke's words hit him seven inches in the middle.

Fang Ji is sixty years old, and he is not Li Shimin's confidant, and there are no such giants as Li Ke and Li Tai in the court to support him. His official career has come to an end here, and there is absolutely no chance of worshiping him. possible.

But fortunately, the governor of Songzhou is from the third grade. Although he is far from the rank of Zaifu, he is still a big official. There is comfort in talking. In the future, after resigning as an old man, he can win a letter of consolation by relying on his old merits. , Live up to being an official, and be a local prestige, leaving a name in the state annals.

Therefore, based on Fang Jichang's current situation, what he fears is not the hopelessness of promotion, but the loss of security at the end of the year. What he fears is not the officials, but the people.

If it is true as Li Ke said, the ships that were randomly levied shore taxes in Yangzhou did not pass through the government office, but went directly to Beijing to appeal. At that time, his reputation as the governor of Songzhou will be rotten. How should the villagers in his hometown think of him when he returns to his hometown as an official?
You know, Fang Jichang is from Danyang She County, which is adjacent to Yangzhou. As long as he has a bad reputation in Yangzhou, everyone in Danyang will know it.

Li Ke now has an indifferent attitude. Fang Jichang saw it in his eyes, but suddenly became anxious. Fang Jichang knew that as long as Li Ke wanted to do this matter, he would definitely be able to do it, and he could do it very well. The better Li Ke did, the worse Fang Jichang's reputation would be.

Fang Jichang hurriedly said: "I hope Your Highness will help me with this matter. I really don't know about the private tax collection at Suiyang Ferry. I will definitely give a satisfactory explanation to Your Highness and the people of Yangzhou Shipping Company within two days."

Li Ke looked up at Fang Jichang, shook his head but said: "If that's the case, I'm afraid it will be difficult. After all, Songzhou is not under the rule of this king, and this king can't control Songzhou. How can the people of Yangzhou react to what this king said?" letter?"

Fang Jichang heard that Li Ke seemed to have another meaning behind his words, so he said: "I am stupid, I hope Your Highness can give me advice on this matter."

Li Ke pretended to think about it for a moment, and Fang Jichang said: "If Fang Inspector intends to suppress this matter, I have a way. The Yangzhou Shipping Company is not angry because of the matter of the ferry. As long as Fang Inspector is in Suiyang If we set up a special ferry port and hand it over to the Yangzhou Shipping Company, this matter will be resolved, and this king can guarantee that the anger of the people will disappear by then."

"That's all?" Fang Jichang asked with a puzzled expression after hearing Li Ke's words.

Fang Jichang originally thought that Li Ke used this matter to manipulate him, probably because he had something important to do for him, but Fang Jichang didn't expect that Li Ke was doing it for the ferry, so he was naturally surprised.

Li Ke nodded and said with a smile, "That's enough."

When Fang Jichang heard the words, he immediately responded: "This matter is easy to hear, but I will follow His Highness's instructions."

(End of this chapter)